The Civilian and the Military: A History of the American Antimilitarist Tradition |
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... example of the New World to the Old was one of peace , and Europe had nothing to fear from the success of the American Revolution.32 Despite the expansionist aims of the War Hawks in the War of 1812 , Condorcet's picture of the pacific ...
... example of the New World to the Old was one of peace , and Europe had nothing to fear from the success of the American Revolution.32 Despite the expansionist aims of the War Hawks in the War of 1812 , Condorcet's picture of the pacific ...
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... example after example showing that tremendous sums of money are simply being thrown away with a scoop shovel.33 Huge military expenditures and the argument of military neces- sity were also useful devices for furthering the army's ...
... example after example showing that tremendous sums of money are simply being thrown away with a scoop shovel.33 Huge military expenditures and the argument of military neces- sity were also useful devices for furthering the army's ...
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... example , military leaders were only barely defeated in their attempt to take control from the hands of the civilian commission headed by David Lilienthal , former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority . Even so , the concentration ...
... example , military leaders were only barely defeated in their attempt to take control from the hands of the civilian commission headed by David Lilienthal , former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority . Even so , the concentration ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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